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'File [1/39 I] Major T Hickinbotham, OBE (Private File)' [37cv] (99/836)
The record is made up of 1 file (420 folios). It was created in 31 Jul 1941-6 Sep 1950. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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MAN’S HELMET
(With or Without Cape Pieces)
“Crusader” design.
Materials: Patons Zinnia Knitting Wool or Patons Totem
Knitting Wool.
Quantities— Zinnia. Totem.
With Cape Pieces 5 ozs 6 ozs.
Without Cape Pieces 3 ozs 4 ozs.
“Beehive” Knitting Needles 1 pair No. 6 .
1 Set of four No. 6 , with points at both ends.
TENSION.
it is absolutely necessary to work at a tension to produce
5 stitches to the inch.
TO MAKE THE HELMET WITH CAPE PIECES. /
*
Using the No. 6 or No. 7 needles, cast on 24 sts.
1st row. —K.l, increase once in the next st., knit plain to
the last 3 sts., increase once in the next st., K.2.
2nd row. —Knit plain. Repeat the 1st and 2nd rows until
there are 44 sts. on the needle.
Work 5 inches in plain knitting.
Leave these sts. on a spare needle, and work another piece
in the same manner.
Place the two pieces together, and, using a needle with points
at both ends, K.29 ; taking a second needle, K.29 ; taking a
third, K.30.
**Work in rounds in rib of (K.2, P.2) for 4 inches.
Proceed as follows:
K.13, slip the 18 sts. on to a thread, leaving these sts. for the
face opening.
Work backwards and forwards in plain knitting on the
remaining sts. for 58 rows. Proceed as follows:
1st row. —K.46, slip 1, K.l, p.s.s.o., turn.
2nd row. —K.23, slip 1, K.l, p.s.s.o., turn.
Repeat the 2nd row until all the sts. are worked on to one
needle (24 sts.). Break off the wool.
Commencing again on the 18 sts. which were left, work
across in rib, knit up 15 sts., and, taking a second needle,
knit up 14 sts. along the edge of the plain, knitted rows,
work across the 24 sts. at the top of the face in rib of (K.2,
P.2) ; with a third needle, knit up 29 sts. along edge of the
plain knitted rows. Work 11 rounds in rib of (K.2, P.2).
Cast off. **
TO MAKE THE HELMET WITHOUT CAPE PIECES.
Cast on 88 sts. Work as given for the Helmet with Cape
Pieces from ** to **.
TO MAKE UP THE HELMET
With a slightly damp cloth and warm iron, press lightly.
E. J. McAlister & Co., Printers, 24 Blyth Street. Adelaide.
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- Content
The file relates to the service of Major Tom Hickinbotham as Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait.
The papers consist of invoices, receipts, correspondence, telegrams, and personal letters, and cover the following topics: travel arrangements, expenses and allowances; cost of transporting personal effects; accommodation; provision of a guide to places of interest in Kuwait; the holding of a licence for a wireless/radio set, September to October 1941 and September 1942; leave; membership of the Magwa Club (for staff of the Kuwait Oil Company); invitations to events; invitations to dinner; medical fees; hiring of a cook; the whereabouts of a British officer; the ill-health of a friend in Kuwait; expressions of condolences; correspondence with banks; application for a military pass; Christmas and New Year messages; a complaint concerning a lack of co-operation from a member of the Kuwait Oil Company, December 1942; telegrams of congratulations; and invoices for books, clothes, wool, cloth, alcohol, cigarettes, tyres, automobile parts, ice, fruit, general provisions, and household goods.
The file includes correspondence in Arabic and printed invoices and letterheads in Arabic.
The last item of correspondence in the file is dated 20 October 1943. The overall date range is supplied by an entry in the notes at the rear of the file.
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- 1 file (420 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1A on the front cover, and continues through to 394 on the back cover. The sequence appears written in pencil in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Foliation anomalies: ff. 1A, 1B; ff. 2A, 2B; ff. 11, 11A, 11B; ff. 13, 13A, 13B; ff. 32, 32A, 32B, 32C; ff. 36, 36A; ff. 37, 37A, 37B, 37C; ff. 42, 42A, 42B, 42C, 42D, 42E, 42F, 42G; ff. 59A, 59B; ff. 84, 84A; ff. 86, 86A; ff. 95, 95A; ff. 127, 127A; ff. 131, 131A; 131B, 131C; ff. 149, 149A; ff. 247A, 247B: ff. 253, 253A; ff. 350, 350A; ff. 385, 385A. The following numbers do not appear in the sequence: 166-169. The following pagination ranges occur: 78-79, 95A-95B, 118-119, 306-307. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 95A, 130, 347. A second, short foliation numbered 113-120 runs between ff. 16-23.
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